CD Tenerife and UD Las Palmas have the dubious honor of being the two teams that have given the referees the most work in these first eleven days of the Smartbank League, having committed nothing more and nothing less than 198 offenses each, surpassing the 196 for Fuenlabrada and the 179 for Real Oviedo. The intensity and some gross errors have marked the beginning of the course of those of Fran Fernández and Pepe Mel to reap such an amount of actions against in such a short time.
Normally, by custom, derbies are usually characterized by being stuck matches, with little football, maximum equality and numerous interruptions given the rivalry and the pressure of it, where neither team wants to make the slightest mistake that condemns them to a defeat, so, surely, as has been happening in recent years between UD and Tete, this will not be an exception.
Of the last seven appointments, four have been draws, two blue and white victories and one yellow victory, But what really draws attention to the derby that is coming up on Sunday is that both teams arrive marked by the large number of fouls committed and, also, by the amount of total cards received, with 35 from the chicharreros and 33 from the Gran Canaria, also leading both this category ranking. Among these cards are counted three expulsions by Fernández's men, Zarfino being reprimanded against Espanyol and Álex Bermejo and Javi Alonso against Mirandés; while those of Mel accumulate four in the figures of Aythami Artiles against Leganés, Álex Suárez in Malaga and two of Álvaro Lemos in the clashes of Zaragoza and Cartagena.
Remember, for example, that the last two derbies played in Gran Canaria ended with a sent-off for each team, as was the case of Carlos Ruiz, in the disputed last January, which left Tenerife with one less from minute 21, ending with a zero tie; and the expulsion of David García by hand inside the area, on December 16, 2018, which would mean a penalty goal by Suso Santana, in the 85th minute, to give the final draw to one of his own in the 2018 season / 2019.
Peñas.
As reported by Diario AS, the Federation of Peñas de la UD Las Palmas has reached an agreement with the yellow club for the placement of various banners in areas of the Naciente Stand and the South Stand, With the aim that the Gran Canaria players feel the warmth of their fans, despite the fact that the public cannot access the 7 Palmas venue in this Canarian derby marked by COVID-19.